Little Black Dress for Women of Good Taste

A little black dress is something more than a dress. LBD is a concept, an idea, a declaration of good taste and manners. Moreover, a Little Black dress is almost a philosophy.

A woman in a little black dress is a complete image. The image reflects the quintessence of eternal feminine.

At a first glance it may seem that a woman in a black dress wants to help you unravel the mystery of eternal feminine, as she is throwing around the keys that open the casket with it. But even if you have found all the keys, a magic casket will not open and the mystery will remain unsolved. Why so? I don’t know.

Little Black Dress: Herstory

On the 1st of October, 1926 american Vogue magazine published the first sketches of the little black dress. LBD designer’s name was Gabriel ‘Coco’ Chanel.

The first sketch of the little black dress

The sketch was accompanied with an article stating that the black little dress was simple and affordable for women of all income and that it would surely become a uniform for women of various social classes with good taste.

Vogue prophecy came true.

Throughout the period of the Great Depression the little black dress enjoyed big popularity: it looked simple and elegant, while its price was low. Later Hollywood’s influence on fashion increased the dress’ popularity, but for a rather practical reason: black color hided screen distortions and added contrast to the look of a heroine. During the World War II the little black dress stayed in vogue due to lack of textile. And, sure, thanks to its elegance.

In the late forties Christian Dior introduced his legendary New Look collection. The black little dress was associated with la femme fatales, and Hollywood film makers helped to popularity of the little black dress again. The fact is, if they had to portray an abandoned women or la femme fatale, they dressed her in a black dress. Respectable women both in movies and in real life dressed wore luxurious new-look-style clothing and avoided black color. Sometimes, however, they wanted to look like femme fatales and wore the little black dresses.

In the sixties the little black dress was in vogue again. Fashion designers tracked popular street trends, so the LBD’s length lessened, while the quantity of black dresses’ cuts increased. In 1961 “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” was released. Gorgeous Audrey Hepburn wore a little black dress designed by Hubert de Givenchy:

A lace black dress is a wonderful choice. At daytime you can wear boots, in the evening replace them into high-heeled shoes. Put into your tote accessories – a rope of pearls and a clutch, and in the evening you’ll get a totally different look.

A lace black dress and boots

Cocktail and Evening Little Black Dress

A black little dress with white finishing touches look very pretty:

Black and white

This set reminds me of Emmanuelle Béart’s character in 8 femmes movie directed by François Ozon:

The former Face of Chanel Inès de La Fressange believes that a little black dress is self-sufficient enough to wear it with just a pair of sunglasses and ballet shoes. From her point of view you should rely on your mood when choosing accessories to your LBD. Bracelets, a man’s watch or a couple of chains – everything will do.

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Some they ask me how how many black dresses should have a fashionista in her wardrobe.
There is no valid answer to this question and it’s up to you. Just look through the photos in this article and make your best decision.

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